Paul Pernell Sholar Papers
Paul Pernell Sholar was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (cum laude 1937) and native of North Carolina. This collection contains three items: a University of North Carolina commencement ball announcement (1850), a Wake Forest College commencement announcement (1868), and an undated handwritten household inventory of dining wares.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Paul Pernell Sholar Papers
- Date
- 1859, 1868 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.21 Linear Feet / 1 folder in 1 half-document box
- ID
- MS439
Biographical and Historical Note
Paul Pernell Sholar was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (cum laude 1937) and native of North Carolina who lived in Gaston County and New Hanover County at different points in his life. He was born in Bessemer City, N.C., on January 11, 1913. In 1941, he married Gladys Malpass. Sholar worked as Manager of Sales and Miscellaneous Taxes for CSX Railroad. He died on August 27, 2002.
Collection Overview
This collection contains 3 items: a University of North Carolina card announcing a Commencement Ball on June 2, 1850, a Wake Forest College Annual Commencement card announcing a "social party" for the graduating class on June 11, 1868, and a handwritten (undated) household inventory of dining wares including plates, bowls, serving pieces.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex
- Revision Description
- Revised by Justin Cabiltes, 2019 November
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- Copyright Notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- Paul P. Sholar Papers (MS439), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.